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The dangers of declining a bowl bid: Louisiana Tech said no to the Independence Bowl (because UL-Monroe was already there), isn't invited to any other bowls. 9-3 with the top-ranked offense in the country, not going bowling.

The dangers of declining a bowl bid: Louisiana Tech said no to the Independence Bowl (because UL-Monroe was already there), isn't invited to any other bowls. 9-3 with the top-ranked offense in the country, not going bowling.

That's just stupid. Can't believe La Tech would pull that card. Serves them right but someone should be fired over that dumb decision.

You are preaching to the choir I think its absolutely pathetic that teams with double digit wins are getting relegated to 2nd and 3rd tier bowls.

Doesn't look like it will be changing any time soon.

Figure it this way with the new playoff format.
Playoff would be:
Nd, Florida, Bama, Oregon

then the "BCS" Bowls with the new rules in Place
Orange: FSU vs Us, A&m LSU or Georgia
Sugar: K State vs Us,A&m,LSU or Georgia
Rose: Stanford vs Wisconsin
Fiesta/Cotton: NIU vs some other at large team

The two team limit in the BCS is just plain stupid, you have teams that aren't even in the top 10, some barely in the top 25, and some unranked while the SEC should realistically have 6 teams in BCS, teams like aTm, Georgia, LSU, and South Carolina are left in the cold while teams like NIU, Wisconsin, FSU, Oklahoma, and Louisville are in. The BCS bowls should only be for teams in the Top 10 of the BCS, reward finishing in the Top 10.

The two team limit in the BCS is just plain stupid, you have teams that aren't even in the top 10, some barely in the top 25, and some unranked while the SEC should realistically have 6 teams in BCS, teams like aTm, Georgia, LSU, and South Carolina are left in the cold while teams like NIU, Wisconsin, FSU, Oklahoma, and Louisville are in. The BCS bowls should only be for teams in the Top 10 of the BCS, reward finishing in the Top 10.

Conference winners have ABSOLUTELY EARNED their spots. You want to play too? Take care of your own business.

Conference winners have ABSOLUTELY EARNED their spots. You want to play too? Take care of your own business.

Not really. You can lose all OOC games and still make it if you win your crappy conference. BCS bids should be on merit, not conference. It's basically affirmative action and hurts the more qualified teams.